| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) C - John Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Mattson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jamie Morris inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Goncalves | 29-30 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton snags the offensive board | 29-30 |
| 18:53 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg blows the layup | 29-30 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Ricky Winter grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Jamie Morris | 31-30 |
| 18:05 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 31-30 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Ricky Winter gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Ricky Winter is called for a charge - foul #3 on Ricky Winter, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harry Honeycutt, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (PG) Harry Honeycutt | |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Frank Steiner loses the dribble to Rodney Price | 31-30 |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | Rodney Price lays it in | 31-32 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 31-32 |
| 16:57 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Ricky Winter snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Lindsey Hamilton | 31-32 |
| 15:48 | Ohio State | Jamie Morris steps in front of the Lindsey Hamilton pass | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. SF - Jamie Morris (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ricky Winter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Leblanc (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Mattson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Spencer Wangberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #3 on Michael Johnson, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (PG), Bryan Pavlosky (SF), Richard Nash (PF), Louis Cochran (C) Christopher Goncalves, Jamie Morris, Ricky Winter, John Leblanc | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG), Bradley Mixon (SF), Ashley Rich (PF), Timothy Ott (C) Michael Johnson, Maurice Mattson, Lindsey Hamilton, Spencer Wangberg | |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 14:53 | Ohio State | Dwain Landy is called for the reach on Harry Honeycutt - foul #1 on Dwain Landy, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Zeno (PG) Frank Steiner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:32 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon is fouled on the floor by Bryan Pavlosky - foul #1 on Bryan Pavlosky, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| 14:14 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon gets the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 13:55 | Ohio State | Rodney Price buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Bradley Mixon | 33-35 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 13:15 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Joshua Zeno - foul #1 on Joshua Zeno, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Jamie Morris (SF) Joshua Zeno, Bryan Pavlosky | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG), Spencer Wangberg (C) Rodney Price, Timothy Ott | |
| 13:15 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 13:15 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Jamie Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG) Dwain Landy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton (PF) Ashley Rich | |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Winter (PF) Louis Cochran | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right side | 33-37 |
| 12:18 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 12:06 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg hits the finger roll set up by Harry Honeycutt | 33-39 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Frank Steiner's floater is tipped away by Lindsey Hamilton | 33-39 |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Nash (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bradley Mixon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg buries a turnaround from the left block | 33-41 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Frank Steiner blows the layup but he's fouled by Harry Honeycutt - foul #4 on Harry Honeycutt, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SF), Louis Cochran (PF), John Leblanc (C) Jamie Morris, Ricky Winter, Richard Nash | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (PG), Maurice Mattson (SF), Ashley Rich (C) Harry Honeycutt, Bradley Mixon, Spencer Wangberg | |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 10:55 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 10:28 | Ohio State | Dwain Landy swats the short shot by Ashley Rich | 34-41 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Louis Cochran pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Rodney Price - foul #1 on Rodney Price, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky (SF) Frank Steiner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the free throw | 36-41 |
| 09:58 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Lindsey Hamilton | 36-43 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Louis Cochran grabs the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-43 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | John Leblanc grabs the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Ashley Rich picks off the pass by Christopher Goncalves | 36-43 |
| 08:37 | Ohio State | Rodney Price is fouled in the backcourt by Dwain Landy - foul #2 on Dwain Landy, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jamie Morris (SF), Ricky Winter (PF) Christopher Goncalves, Louis Cochran | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (SG), Spencer Wangberg (C) Michael Johnson, Lindsey Hamilton | |
| 08:22 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Rodney Price | 36-46 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-46 |
| 07:57 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 07:43 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Maurice Mattson | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Jamie Morris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Dwain Landy tips it back up and in | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dwain Landy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Leblanc (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradley Mixon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Mattson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ashley Rich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Maurice Mattson | 38-50 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-50 |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-50 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Dwain Landy gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Jamie Morris drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bryan Pavlosky | 41-50 |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Frank Steiner (SG), Richard Nash (C) Dwain Landy, Bryan Pavlosky, John Leblanc | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Lindsey Hamilton (PF) Rodney Price, Maurice Mattson, Ashley Rich | |
| 05:45 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton double dribbles | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Frank Steiner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-50 |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Ricky Winter - foul #4 on Ricky Winter, team foul #6 | 41-50 |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Richard Nash pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Frank Steiner's fadeaway is rejected by Spencer Wangberg | 41-51 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 04:24 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Goncalves | 41-51 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Jamie Morris knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Steiner | 44-51 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Frank Steiner - foul #1 on Frank Steiner, team foul #7 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Leblanc (C) Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson (SF) Bradley Mixon | |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 03:50 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | John Leblanc is fouled on the floor by Harry Honeycutt - foul #5 on Harry Honeycutt, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SF) Jamie Morris | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (PG), Ashley Rich (C) Harry Honeycutt, Spencer Wangberg | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. SF - Dwain Landy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Nash (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Mattson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Ashley Rich (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Frank Steiner clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Ashley Rich - foul #1 on Ashley Rich, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Cochran (PF) Richard Nash | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 03:02 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Frank Steiner is called for the reach on Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Frank Steiner, team foul #8 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky (SF) Frank Steiner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | John Leblanc grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Bryan Pavlosky | 46-52 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Jamie Morris (SF), Ricky Winter (PF) Dwain Landy, Bryan Pavlosky, Louis Cochran | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg (C) Ashley Rich | |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-52 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Frank Steiner pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Goncalves | 46-52 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Frank Steiner drills a driving attempt near the basket | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Lindsey Hamilton | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Frank Steiner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Steiner - foul #3 on Frank Steiner, team foul #9 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (SG), Ashley Rich (PF) Michael Johnson, Lindsey Hamilton | |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-56 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton (PF) Spencer Wangberg | |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Goncalves - foul #1 on Christopher Goncalves, team foul #10 | 48-56 |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Ricky Winter grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves's pass is intercepted by Rodney Price in the backcourt | 48-57 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Rodney Price lays it up and in | 48-59 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Rodney Price - foul #2 on Rodney Price, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG), Timothy Ott (C) Maurice Mattson, Lindsey Hamilton | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Goncalves - foul #2 on Christopher Goncalves, team foul #11 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson (SF), Lindsey Hamilton (PF) Michael Johnson, Timothy Ott | |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Jamie Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Jamie Morris can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Rodney Price runs out the clock | 50-61 |